“Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.”
You stripped the sheath from your bow, calling for many arrows. You split the earth with rivers. The mountains saw you and writhed; the raging waters swept by. The deep gave forth its voice; it lifted its hands on high—the weaponry imagery (bow and arrows) emphasizes God's combat with chaos; splitting the earth with rivers invokes both destruction and the provision of water. The personification of mountains, waters, and deep emphasizes that all creation responds to God's presence with fear and trembling.
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